The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is taking legal action against the Ontario government and iGaming Ontario claiming that the province’s iGaming scheme is not only illegal, but also unconstitutional.
“Since time immemorial,” reads the Notice of Application that was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Nov. 28, MCK has had a “longstanding interest in gaming and wagering, which have been an integral part of Mohawk culture…”
That practise for the past 25 years, said Ratsenhaienhs (elected Council Chief) Mike Delisle, Jr., has turned into tens of millions of dollars for MCK in online gaming. That money has been fundamental in providing financial stability and jobs to the community.
MCK’s Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC) operates as a stand alone and independent gaming commission, “which is world renowned,”…
